Treatment of acute pancreatitis in clinical practice: A global view

Clinical Pancreatology: For Practising Gastroenterologists and Surgeons

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 176-179

  Domínguez Muñoz, J Enrique ^a  

^a University Hospital of Santiago de Compostela   (Spain)

Author keywords

Acute pancreatitis; Clinical practice; Intensive monitoring; Nutritional support; Septic complications

Indexed keywords

EID: 84889619469     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470987506.ch20     Document Type: Chapter

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